Pre-AP English 9
In class today, students continued their comparative analysis of Romeo and Juliet and Simon Birch.
Homework: Students need to have their copy of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by Monday, March 11th.
EXTRA CREDIT!! If students would like to type a five-paragraph essay enumerating the comparisons they have found between Romeo and Juliet and Simon Birch, they can turn it in by Monday, March 4th for up to 30 points of extra credit.
English 10
Students continued working on their research papers in class today.
AHSGE Reading Review
Students continued learning about post-modernist literature and media in class today.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Wednesday, February 27th
Pre-AP English 9
After discussing details and visual texts in class today, students began drawing a comparative analysis between Romeo and Juliet and the movie Simon Birch.
Homework: Students need to obtain their copies of Boy in the Striped Pajamas by Monday, March 11th.
English 10
Students continued working on their research papers in class today.
AHSGE Reading Review
We continued discussing the post-modern paradigm in class today.
For a copy of the post-modern notes, click here.
After discussing details and visual texts in class today, students began drawing a comparative analysis between Romeo and Juliet and the movie Simon Birch.
Homework: Students need to obtain their copies of Boy in the Striped Pajamas by Monday, March 11th.
English 10
Students continued working on their research papers in class today.
AHSGE Reading Review
We continued discussing the post-modern paradigm in class today.
For a copy of the post-modern notes, click here.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Tuesday, February 26th
Pre-AP English 9
Students took their Romeo and Juliet unit test in class today.
Homework: Students need to purchase their copy of Boy in the Striped Pajamas by March 11th.
English 10
Students continued the research process in the library today after working on their research paper outline.
AHSGE Reading Review
Students finished their poetry test today before moving on to start studying The Crucible.
Students took their Romeo and Juliet unit test in class today.
Homework: Students need to purchase their copy of Boy in the Striped Pajamas by March 11th.
English 10
Students continued the research process in the library today after working on their research paper outline.
AHSGE Reading Review
Students finished their poetry test today before moving on to start studying The Crucible.
Monday, February 25, 2013
Monday, February 25th
Pre-AP English 9
We finished preparing for tomorrow's Romeo and Juliet unit test in class today, before looking at an AP Language and Composition practice test.
Homework: Study!! Tomorrow's test will cover Words of the Day, pronoun-antecedent agreement, subject-verb agreement, parts of speech, sentence objects and complements, phrases and verbals, figurative language and Freytag's triangle, the Shakespeare notes, Romeo and Juliet, and Runemarks books 8 and 9.
For extra help with pronoun-antecedent agreement, please click here.
English 10
We continued working on our research papers in the library today.
AHSGE Reading Review
Students took their poetry test in class today.
We finished preparing for tomorrow's Romeo and Juliet unit test in class today, before looking at an AP Language and Composition practice test.
Homework: Study!! Tomorrow's test will cover Words of the Day, pronoun-antecedent agreement, subject-verb agreement, parts of speech, sentence objects and complements, phrases and verbals, figurative language and Freytag's triangle, the Shakespeare notes, Romeo and Juliet, and Runemarks books 8 and 9.
For extra help with pronoun-antecedent agreement, please click here.
English 10
We continued working on our research papers in the library today.
AHSGE Reading Review
Students took their poetry test in class today.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Friday, February 22nd
Pre-AP English 9
We discussed subject-verb agreement in class today, and we quickly made our way through Act V of Romeo and Juliet.
Students who were out today need to make sure to get the notes from today's class in preparation for the Romeo and Juliet unit test that will be given Tuesday.
Homework: Study! The unit test on Tuesday will cover Words of the Day, Subject-Verb Agreement, Runemarks, and Romeo and Juliet.
Please note: The test that was supposed to be given on Monday will now be given on Tuesday!
English 10
Students continued to work on their research papers in the library today.
AHSGE Reading Review
We continued our discussion of the poetic genre in class today.
To download a copy of the PowerPoint notes, click here.
We discussed subject-verb agreement in class today, and we quickly made our way through Act V of Romeo and Juliet.
Students who were out today need to make sure to get the notes from today's class in preparation for the Romeo and Juliet unit test that will be given Tuesday.
Homework: Study! The unit test on Tuesday will cover Words of the Day, Subject-Verb Agreement, Runemarks, and Romeo and Juliet.
Please note: The test that was supposed to be given on Monday will now be given on Tuesday!
English 10
Students continued to work on their research papers in the library today.
AHSGE Reading Review
We continued our discussion of the poetic genre in class today.
To download a copy of the PowerPoint notes, click here.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Wednesday, February 20th
Pre-AP English 9
Students took the Acts II and III test in class today.
Homework: Students need to finish Romeo and Juliet and Runemarks by Monday, February 25th.
EXTRA CREDIT!!! For five points of extra credit, email me the name of the greatest high school soccer team in Tuscaloosa County (jlray@tcss.net). Emails must be in to me by midnight, February 21st.
English 10
Students continued their research papers in class today.
AHSGE Reading Review
Students continued their foray into the poetic genre in class today.
Students took the Acts II and III test in class today.
Homework: Students need to finish Romeo and Juliet and Runemarks by Monday, February 25th.
EXTRA CREDIT!!! For five points of extra credit, email me the name of the greatest high school soccer team in Tuscaloosa County (jlray@tcss.net). Emails must be in to me by midnight, February 21st.
English 10
Students continued their research papers in class today.
AHSGE Reading Review
Students continued their foray into the poetic genre in class today.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Tuesday, February 19th
Pre-AP English 9
In today's class, we reviewed sentence objects and complements before finishing up Acts II and III of Romeo and Juliet.
Homework: Students need to study for the test that will given tomorrow. The test will cover Words of the Day, sentence objects and complements, and Acts II and III of the play.
English 10
We started discussing research papers in class today, and we went to the library to start our research.
AHSGE Reading Review
We continued discussing the genre of poetry today.
In today's class, we reviewed sentence objects and complements before finishing up Acts II and III of Romeo and Juliet.
Homework: Students need to study for the test that will given tomorrow. The test will cover Words of the Day, sentence objects and complements, and Acts II and III of the play.
English 10
We started discussing research papers in class today, and we went to the library to start our research.
AHSGE Reading Review
We continued discussing the genre of poetry today.
Monday, February 18, 2013
Monday, February 18th
Pre-AP English 9
We spent the majority of our time in class today discussing sentence objects and complements. Parents, your student should be able to explain to you what a predicate adjective or predicate nominative is, and they should be able to explain what directs objects and indirect objects are.
For extra practice with objects and complements, click here. (You will have to enter your first and last name to complete the quiz.)
Homework: Students need to finish Acts II and III of Romeo and Juliet by Wednesday, February 20th, when their next test will be given. They also need to finish Runemarks by Friday, February 22nd.
English 10
Students took their Crucible test in class today.
AHSGE Reading Review
In a continuation of our genres discussion, we began our discussion of poetry in class today.
We spent the majority of our time in class today discussing sentence objects and complements. Parents, your student should be able to explain to you what a predicate adjective or predicate nominative is, and they should be able to explain what directs objects and indirect objects are.
For extra practice with objects and complements, click here. (You will have to enter your first and last name to complete the quiz.)
Homework: Students need to finish Acts II and III of Romeo and Juliet by Wednesday, February 20th, when their next test will be given. They also need to finish Runemarks by Friday, February 22nd.
English 10
Students took their Crucible test in class today.
AHSGE Reading Review
In a continuation of our genres discussion, we began our discussion of poetry in class today.
Friday, February 15, 2013
Friday, February 15th
Pre-AP English 9
Students took their Romeo and Juliet Act I test today.
Homework: Students need to finish Runemarks by Friday, February 22nd. They will also need to finish Acts II and III of Romeo and Juliet by Wednesday, February 20th. We will try to read as much of this in class as we can.
EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY!! Email me the answer to the following question by midnight on Friday, February 15th and receive 5 points of extra credit on today's test! (email: jlray@tcss.net)
Who is brought back to life at the end of book 8 in Runemarks?
English 10
Today, we finished discussing and analyzing The Crucible in preparation for the test that will be given on Monday, February 18th.
AHSGE Reading Review
Students took their test on American Regionalism, Realism, and Naturalism in class today.
Students took their Romeo and Juliet Act I test today.
Homework: Students need to finish Runemarks by Friday, February 22nd. They will also need to finish Acts II and III of Romeo and Juliet by Wednesday, February 20th. We will try to read as much of this in class as we can.
EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY!! Email me the answer to the following question by midnight on Friday, February 15th and receive 5 points of extra credit on today's test! (email: jlray@tcss.net)
Who is brought back to life at the end of book 8 in Runemarks?
English 10
Today, we finished discussing and analyzing The Crucible in preparation for the test that will be given on Monday, February 18th.
AHSGE Reading Review
Students took their test on American Regionalism, Realism, and Naturalism in class today.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Thursday, February 14th
Happy Valentine's Day!
Pre-AP English 9
In honor of Valentine's Day, we finished Act I of Romeo and Juliet today, in preparation for the lovely test that will be given tomorrow.
Homework: Study! For a test study guide, please see Tuesday's blog post.
English 10
In today's class, we read and chunked Arthur Miller's The Crucible. The test on The Crucible will be given tomorrow.
Homework: Study! For a test study guide, please see yesterday's blog post.
AHSGE Reading Review
In today's class, we read through and chunked Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat."
Homework: Study! The test on American Regionalism, Realism, and Naturalism will be given tomorrow.
Pre-AP English 9
In honor of Valentine's Day, we finished Act I of Romeo and Juliet today, in preparation for the lovely test that will be given tomorrow.
Homework: Study! For a test study guide, please see Tuesday's blog post.
English 10
In today's class, we read and chunked Arthur Miller's The Crucible. The test on The Crucible will be given tomorrow.
Homework: Study! For a test study guide, please see yesterday's blog post.
AHSGE Reading Review
In today's class, we read through and chunked Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat."
Homework: Study! The test on American Regionalism, Realism, and Naturalism will be given tomorrow.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Wednesday, February 13th
Pre-AP English 9
In today's class, we reviewed verbal phrases and then learned about prepositional and appositive phrases. Then we began reading through Act I of Romeo and Juliet.
Homework: The test that was going to be administered tomorrow will now be administered on Friday, February 15th. See yesterday's post for a study guide as to what will be on the test.
English 10
After reviewing verbal phrases, we then discussed prepositional phrases and appositive phrases. Then, we practiced identifying several of these phrases in the context of some of the folklore that we have read in class. Afterwards, we completed our background knowledge of The Crucible and began making our way through Act I of the play.
Homework: The test on The Crucible will be given on Friday, February 15th. The test will cover Words of the Day, grammatical phrases, and the entirety of the play The Crucible.
AHSGE Reading Review
In today's class, we began reading through several pieces from the Naturalism, Regionalism, and Realism sub-genres of American literature. We will continue these stories tomorrow. There will be a test on these pieces and these genres on Friday.
In today's class, we reviewed verbal phrases and then learned about prepositional and appositive phrases. Then we began reading through Act I of Romeo and Juliet.
Homework: The test that was going to be administered tomorrow will now be administered on Friday, February 15th. See yesterday's post for a study guide as to what will be on the test.
English 10
After reviewing verbal phrases, we then discussed prepositional phrases and appositive phrases. Then, we practiced identifying several of these phrases in the context of some of the folklore that we have read in class. Afterwards, we completed our background knowledge of The Crucible and began making our way through Act I of the play.
Homework: The test on The Crucible will be given on Friday, February 15th. The test will cover Words of the Day, grammatical phrases, and the entirety of the play The Crucible.
AHSGE Reading Review
In today's class, we began reading through several pieces from the Naturalism, Regionalism, and Realism sub-genres of American literature. We will continue these stories tomorrow. There will be a test on these pieces and these genres on Friday.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Tuesday, February 12th
Pre-AP English 9
Today, we continued discussing Shakespeare, Shakespearean England, and the origin of the English language. Students need to make sure to PRINT the PowerPoint notes that we have been using so that they will be able to study through all of the information contained therein. The link for the PowerPoint can be found on yesterday's blog post.
Homework: Students need to read books 6-7 of Runemarks and the first act of Romeo and Juliet by Thursday, February 14th, when their first Romeo and Juliet test will be given.
The Act I test will cover Words of the Day, phrases (verbals, appositives, and prepositional), The Shakespeare notes (all of them), the first act of the play, and Runemarks books 6-7.
English 10
Today, the class studied semi-colons and worked some practice with the colons and semi-colons that we have been working with for the past two days. Then, we began our study of The Crucible, learning background information about Arthur Miller.
AHSGE Reading Review
Students took part in the Global Scholars Testing during our class today.
Today, we continued discussing Shakespeare, Shakespearean England, and the origin of the English language. Students need to make sure to PRINT the PowerPoint notes that we have been using so that they will be able to study through all of the information contained therein. The link for the PowerPoint can be found on yesterday's blog post.
Homework: Students need to read books 6-7 of Runemarks and the first act of Romeo and Juliet by Thursday, February 14th, when their first Romeo and Juliet test will be given.
The Act I test will cover Words of the Day, phrases (verbals, appositives, and prepositional), The Shakespeare notes (all of them), the first act of the play, and Runemarks books 6-7.
English 10
Today, the class studied semi-colons and worked some practice with the colons and semi-colons that we have been working with for the past two days. Then, we began our study of The Crucible, learning background information about Arthur Miller.
AHSGE Reading Review
Students took part in the Global Scholars Testing during our class today.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Monday, February 11th
Pre-AP English 9
After working with run-on sentences, we finished our Shakespeare notes in class today; however, because of time constraints, students need to PRINT OUT THESE NOTES so that they will have access to all of the information contained in the presentation.
To download a copy of the Shakespeare notes, click here.
Homework: Students need to finish reading books 6-7 of Runemarks by Wednesday, February 13th. Students also need to read Act I of Romeo and Juliet by the 13th. (We will be reading part of this in class tomorrow, but we will not be able to finish, so students need to make sure to finish it up.)
EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY: Students who would like up to thirty points of extra credit may memorize the first twelve lines of The Canterbury Tales prologue in middle English and recite it to me (from memory) on Friday, February 15th.
English 10
Today, we discussed intra-sentence punctuation, including semi-colons and colons. Afterwards, we continued discussing the Salem Witch Trials and began reading The Crucible.
To download the punctuation PowerPoint, click here.
AHSGE Reading Review
After finishing Waiting for Superman, we read selections from Ambrose Bierce and Stephen Crane to finish up our discussion of American Naturalism, Regionalism, and Realism.
After working with run-on sentences, we finished our Shakespeare notes in class today; however, because of time constraints, students need to PRINT OUT THESE NOTES so that they will have access to all of the information contained in the presentation.
To download a copy of the Shakespeare notes, click here.
Homework: Students need to finish reading books 6-7 of Runemarks by Wednesday, February 13th. Students also need to read Act I of Romeo and Juliet by the 13th. (We will be reading part of this in class tomorrow, but we will not be able to finish, so students need to make sure to finish it up.)
EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY: Students who would like up to thirty points of extra credit may memorize the first twelve lines of The Canterbury Tales prologue in middle English and recite it to me (from memory) on Friday, February 15th.
English 10
Today, we discussed intra-sentence punctuation, including semi-colons and colons. Afterwards, we continued discussing the Salem Witch Trials and began reading The Crucible.
To download the punctuation PowerPoint, click here.
AHSGE Reading Review
After finishing Waiting for Superman, we read selections from Ambrose Bierce and Stephen Crane to finish up our discussion of American Naturalism, Regionalism, and Realism.
Friday, February 8, 2013
Friday, February 8th
Due to my attending a scholars bowl tournament, all classes watched the documentary Waiting for Superman today and answer comprehension and synthesis questions regarding the movie and its subject matter, the state of education in America.
Pre- AP 9 will have its next test on either Wednesday the 13th or Thursday the 14th.
English 10 will have its next test on Friday the 15th.
AHSGE Reading Review will have its next test on Tuesday the 12th.
Pre- AP 9 will have its next test on either Wednesday the 13th or Thursday the 14th.
English 10 will have its next test on Friday the 15th.
AHSGE Reading Review will have its next test on Tuesday the 12th.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Thursday, February 7th
Pre-AP English 9
Students took the second part of The Odyssey unit test today. They also received their Odyssey Parts 2 and 3 tests back today.
Homework: Students need to read books 6-7 in Runemarks by February 12th. They also need to have their copies of Romeo and Juliet by tomorrow, when they will receive their first reading assignment out of the play.
English 10
Today, we discussed verbals in class before learning about the Salem Witch Trials.
To download a copy of the verbals PowerPoint, click here.
AHSGE Reading Review
Today, we applied our new knowledge of American naturalism, regionalism, and realism by reading through works from Ambrose Bierce and Stephen Crane.
Students took the second part of The Odyssey unit test today. They also received their Odyssey Parts 2 and 3 tests back today.
Homework: Students need to read books 6-7 in Runemarks by February 12th. They also need to have their copies of Romeo and Juliet by tomorrow, when they will receive their first reading assignment out of the play.
English 10
Today, we discussed verbals in class before learning about the Salem Witch Trials.
To download a copy of the verbals PowerPoint, click here.
AHSGE Reading Review
Today, we applied our new knowledge of American naturalism, regionalism, and realism by reading through works from Ambrose Bierce and Stephen Crane.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Wednesday, February 6th
Pre-AP English 9
Students took their Odyssey unit test today.
Homework: Students need to read books 6-7 in Runemarks by February 12th. Also, students need to have their copy of Romeo and Juliet by February 8th.
BONUS OPPORTUNITY!!!! Anyone who sends me an email (jlray@tcss.net) by 8:00 pm tonight (February 6th) answering the following question will receive five bonus points on their Odyssey unit test...
Question- What is the name of the organization for which Nat Parsons works? (Hint: It's the opponent of Chaos.)
English 10
Students took their Propaganda, Bradstreet, and Edwards test today.
AHSGE Reading Review
In today's class, we began discussing American Regionalism, Naturalism, and Realism.
To download a copy of the PowerPoint, please click here.
Students took their Odyssey unit test today.
Homework: Students need to read books 6-7 in Runemarks by February 12th. Also, students need to have their copy of Romeo and Juliet by February 8th.
BONUS OPPORTUNITY!!!! Anyone who sends me an email (jlray@tcss.net) by 8:00 pm tonight (February 6th) answering the following question will receive five bonus points on their Odyssey unit test...
Question- What is the name of the organization for which Nat Parsons works? (Hint: It's the opponent of Chaos.)
English 10
Students took their Propaganda, Bradstreet, and Edwards test today.
AHSGE Reading Review
In today's class, we began discussing American Regionalism, Naturalism, and Realism.
To download a copy of the PowerPoint, please click here.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Tuesday, February 5th
Pre-AP English 9
We finished up the rhetorical analysis terms in class today, before discussing comma usage.
For extra comma practice, please click here.
Homework: Students should study for The Odyssey Unit test that will be given tomorrow. The test will cover: Words of the Day, Greek and Norse mythology, The Odyssey, the rhetorical analysis terms, and comma usage.
English 10
In today's class, we had a comma review to finish getting ready for the test that will be given tomorrow. Then, we finished our discussion of propaganda.
Homework: Students should study for the test that will be given tomorrow. It will cover Words of the Day, comma usage, propaganda, fallacious thinking, Anne Bradstreet, and Jonathan Edwards.
For extra comma practice, please click here.
To download a copy of the propaganda notes, please click here.
AHSGE Reading Review
Students took their American Romanticism test today.
We finished up the rhetorical analysis terms in class today, before discussing comma usage.
For extra comma practice, please click here.
Homework: Students should study for The Odyssey Unit test that will be given tomorrow. The test will cover: Words of the Day, Greek and Norse mythology, The Odyssey, the rhetorical analysis terms, and comma usage.
English 10
In today's class, we had a comma review to finish getting ready for the test that will be given tomorrow. Then, we finished our discussion of propaganda.
Homework: Students should study for the test that will be given tomorrow. It will cover Words of the Day, comma usage, propaganda, fallacious thinking, Anne Bradstreet, and Jonathan Edwards.
For extra comma practice, please click here.
To download a copy of the propaganda notes, please click here.
AHSGE Reading Review
Students took their American Romanticism test today.
Monday, February 4, 2013
Monday, February 4th
Pre-AP English 9
Today, we discussed several different rhetorical terms that are used as tools in literary analysis.
Homework: Students need to read books 3-5 of Runemarks by Wednesday, February 6th. They also need to get a copy of Romeo and Juliet by February 8th.
English 10
We continued discussing commas in today's class. Afterwards, we read through "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." Finally, we discussed propaganda.
AHSGE Reading Review
The American Gothic dominated our discussion today. We read through Poe's "The Raven" and discussed how it is perfectly indicative of the American Gothic's unique characteristics.
Today, we discussed several different rhetorical terms that are used as tools in literary analysis.
Homework: Students need to read books 3-5 of Runemarks by Wednesday, February 6th. They also need to get a copy of Romeo and Juliet by February 8th.
English 10
We continued discussing commas in today's class. Afterwards, we read through "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." Finally, we discussed propaganda.
AHSGE Reading Review
The American Gothic dominated our discussion today. We read through Poe's "The Raven" and discussed how it is perfectly indicative of the American Gothic's unique characteristics.
Friday, February 1, 2013
Friday, February 1st
Pre-AP English 9
In today's class we discussed the fourth part of The Odyssey and the imagery and symbolism it contains.
Homework: Students need to read books 3-5 in Runemarks by Wednesday, February 6th. They also need to get their copies of Romeo and Juliet by February 8th. Finally, students need to look over the lit terms in preparation for their presentations on Monday.
English 10
Today, we discussed comma usage. Afterwards, we read through Jonathan Edwards' "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." Finally, we began discussing propaganda and fallacious thinking.
AHSGE Reading Review
We continued our discussion of American Romanticism and Dark Romanticism in today's class, reading through selections by Washington Irving and Edgar Allen Poe.
In today's class we discussed the fourth part of The Odyssey and the imagery and symbolism it contains.
Homework: Students need to read books 3-5 in Runemarks by Wednesday, February 6th. They also need to get their copies of Romeo and Juliet by February 8th. Finally, students need to look over the lit terms in preparation for their presentations on Monday.
English 10
Today, we discussed comma usage. Afterwards, we read through Jonathan Edwards' "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." Finally, we began discussing propaganda and fallacious thinking.
AHSGE Reading Review
We continued our discussion of American Romanticism and Dark Romanticism in today's class, reading through selections by Washington Irving and Edgar Allen Poe.
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